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Historical Items

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Item 12190

The Little White Church, Bailey Island, 1938

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: 1938-08-25 Location: Harpswell Media: Photograph, print

Item 16359

Little Lemons Baseball Sign, Lisbon Falls, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Lisbon Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: Lisbon Falls Media: Painted wood

Item 40296

Josiah Little, Massachusetts, ca. 1830

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1830 Location: Newbury Media: Cloth, canvas, paint, wood

Tax Records

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Item 93218

James H. Hamlen Estate property, Little Chebeague Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: James H. Hamlen Estate Use: Summer Dwelling

Item 85384

Little property, Sunset Avenue, Great Diamond Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Mabel W. Little Use: Summer Dwelling

Item 88582

Little Diamond Island Association property, Fessenden Avenue, Little Diamond Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Little Diamond Island Association Use: Casino and Wharf

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151209

Mosswood residence, Little Cranberry Island, 2013

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2013 Location: Little Cranberry Island Clients: Morris Zukerman,; Morris Karen Architect: G. F. Johnston & Associates

Item 151815

Lengel residence, Little Deer Isle, 1996-2000

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1996–2000 Location: Deer Isle Client: Elliot Lengel Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

Item 150397

Stone Dam on Little Androscoggin River for Barker Mill Co., Auburn, 1896-1897

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1896–1897 Location: Auburn Client: Barker Mill Co. Architect: Coombs, Gibbs, and Wilkinson Architects

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Navy Firefighting School, Little Chebeague Island

Little Chebeague Island in Casco Bay was home to recreational facilities and a firefighting school for WWII sailors. The school was part of a Navy effort to have non-firefighting personnel knowledgeable in dealing with shipboard fires.

Exhibit

Poland Spring: Summering in Fashion

During the Gilded Age at the end of the nineteenth century, Americans sought to leave increasing urban, industrialized lives for the health and relaxation of the country. The Poland Spring resort, which offered a beautiful setting, healing waters, and many amenities, was one popular destination.

Exhibit

Student Exhibit: Rebecca Sophie Clarke

Sophie May, whose real name was Rebecca Clarke, was the author of over 40 books between 1861 and 1903. She wrote the "Little Prudy Series" based on the little town of Norridgewock.

Site Pages

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John Martin: Expert Observer - "A Little Daisy," Katahdin Iron Works, 1890

""A Little Daisy," Katahdin Iron Works, 1890 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin…"

Site Page

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 2 of 3

"1920-1930 Helen Little Hamm's drop waist dress, Kittery, ca. 1926Maine Historical Society Clothing of the early 1920s is characteristically…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 1 of 3

"… practical, back pleat, "Gibson Girl" skirts and little in the way of smart shirt blouses are found in the MHS collection."

My Maine Stories

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Story

Story of the "little nun"
by Felicia Garant

My grandmother made a nun's outfit for me

Story

A Splash of Water
by Marilyn Weymouth Seguin

Reminisce of a lifetime on Little Sebago Lake

Story

Where are the French?
by Rhea Côté Robbins

Franco-Americans in Maine

Lesson Plans

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Lesson Plan

Longfellow Studies: "The Jewish Cemetery at Newport"

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12 Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
Longfellow's poem "The Jewish Cemetery at Newport" opens up the issue of the earliest history of the Jews in America, and the significant roles they played as businessmen and later benefactors to the greater community. The history of the building itself is notable in terms of early American architecture, its having been designed, apparently gratis, by the most noted architect of the day. Furthermore, the poem traces the history of Newport as kind of a microcosm of New England commercial cities before the industrialization boom. For almost any age student the poem could be used to open up interest in local cemeteries, which are almost always a wealth of curiousities and history. Longfellow and his friends enjoyed exploring cemeteries, and today our little local cemeteries can be used to teach little local histories and parts of the big picture as well. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow visited the Jewish cemetery in Newport, RI on July 9, 1852. His popular poem about the site, published two years later, was certainly a sympathetic portrayal of the place and its people. In addition to Victorian romantic musings about the "Hebrews in their graves," Longfellow includes in this poem references to the historic persecution of the Jews, as well as very specific references to their religious practices. Since the cemetery and the nearby synagogue were restored and protected with an infusion of funding just a couple years after Longfellow's visit, and later a congregation again assembled, his gloomy predictions about the place proved false (never mind the conclusion of the poem, "And the dead nations never rise again!"). Nevertheless, it is a fascinating poem, and an interesting window into the history of the nation's oldest extant synagogue.